Short Story Press Presents Dead People's Letters

Name: Short Story Press Presents Dead People's Letters
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Short Story Press
ISBN: 9781647586034

Author: Short Story Press, Matthew Kilpatrick

Narrator: Lady Uwaki

Unabridged: 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Short Story Press

Published: 01/02/2019

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

"Dead People's Letters" is a story that should appeal to fans of ghosts and zombies as well as fans of Fyodor Dostoevsky's classic works. It not only places the undead in the middle of 19th-century Russia, but also makes them the central characters of the story and also good friends with one another. "Dead People's Letters" is a complex and layered story that examines:The relationship between the body and the soul and where one leaves off and the other begins.The differing physical and mental natures of men and women.The theme of obsession and being the object of another's obsession.The theme of desperation and deciding what one is willing to do in order to become free of a tormentor.The letters between Ivan Pavelovich and Philippa Pytrovna tell the story of both characters and how, though each is dealing with their own problems, their plight eventually becomes a shared one. They realize only the two of them truly understand each other's situation, and they can only rely on one another for help, guidance, and solace. They also learn it is only through one another that they can escape from their seemingly doomed existence.Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sandra

This book was written in 1920. I chose to read "The Plain People" because I wanted learn about Dunkards. My Great Great Grandfather was a Dunkard preacher. It was an easy read and not very exciting, but it did give me a glimpse into the life of Plain People.......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Phoebe was brought up as one of the Plain People - they seem to be not Amish but some other religious persusion that dresses plainly. She grows up longing to see the world, but finds out it isn't as great out in the world as she thought it would be, comes back home as a school teacher. Copyright is 1......more

Goodreads review by jane Hicken

Fame and Fortune I gave this book about the "Plain People" 5 stars,because it is a precious story of love, heroic military servitude, Phoebe's learning the importance of simple life vs. a famed life of singing and so much more! It is a story that shows true love in many shapes and forms and the reali......more

Goodreads review by Margaret A Register

Sweet old-fashioned romance I loved the quaint way with words-- from 1920, and the simplicity of life. The characters are not Quakers, but Pennsylvania Dutch, Brethren. Very well written.......more

Goodreads review by BMW

A sweet story of the plain people A little rough to keep in the early adolescent years, but then that is the way of it. An accurate piece of the time. Glad I came back and finished it.......more